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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Pronunciation help: Croftindaker
« on: Sunday 25 August 24 19:47 BST (UK)  »
I live in Knockando near to Blacksboat and a few days ago found the Croftindaker book.  I'd been struggling to find it on maps so am delighted to find it marked on the snippet here!  Many thanks.

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Cornwall Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John HENWOOD
« on: Saturday 16 December 23 11:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

My grandmother was a Henwood, and they go back to Cornwall.  My 2nd great-grandfather was Thomas, who moved around a lot!  He was in St Blazey, Par, Portland, and by 1861 he had been posted to Weybourne in Norfolk.  I have no record of Garland though.  I'm sending a link to his profile so you can work around to see if there is a link.  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henwood-102

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: John Dunkin Historical Society 1935 - Dartford?
« on: Tuesday 22 May 12 11:50 BST (UK)  »
Yes of course you may use it :)  I'd be delighted.  Let me know if you'd like a higher quality photo and it can be organised.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: John Dunkin Historical Society 1935 - Dartford?
« on: Tuesday 15 May 12 23:56 BST (UK)  »
Thank you!  That means my father must be in it somewhere.  He predated Mick Jagger by a few years but he was at Dartford Grammar between 1931 and 1938.  Intellectual fits too  ;D  He was quite scary.

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Lancashire / Re: News Chronicle - Manchester - Eccles
« on: Friday 18 November 11 23:22 GMT (UK)  »
Certainly there was a national newspaper called the "News Chronicle" until the late 1950's.  I remember it well :)  Apparently it was "absorbed" by the Daily Mail.  Maybe they have the archives.

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Bedfordshire / Re: John Walker Shefford
« on: Wednesday 02 November 11 08:50 GMT (UK)  »
If you're going to be walking around Shefford then maybe you'd find this site useful, if you haven't already found it.

http://www.sheffordtown.co.uk/

It describes walks telling you about the historical bits :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: What do you remember- seems impossible now
« on: Thursday 20 October 11 15:26 BST (UK)  »
I don't remember the Gazelle.  But we replaced the Chamois after 4 years and 100,000 miles with a Hillman Minx estate that would take dogs and pram - lovely.  But in white - you have to take what's going :)  Then in 1975 I got my own car - a 1957 Morris Minor - boy I was proud of it!

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The Lighter Side / Re: What do you remember- seems impossible now
« on: Thursday 20 October 11 12:09 BST (UK)  »
I remember petrol at 4/3d in the 60's - but a Singer Chamois didn't use much.

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The Lighter Side / Re: What do you remember- seems impossible now
« on: Wednesday 19 October 11 18:59 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: mike175 on Wednesday 19 October 11 18:17 BST (UK)
It's all too easy to forget the grime that seemed to cover just about everything when coal was the universal fuel, something I try to remember when I get nostalgic for steam trains ::)

Even so, there was something magical about those childhood train journeys, before Dr. Beeching got his hands on the railways >:(

"Quickies"? . . . most mums used to spit on a handkerchief to wipe your face ;) . . . don't remember mine doing it though.

I also remember all the buildings black with grime.  I never knew they should be lovely red brick or yellow stone! 

I never saw Quickies, it was always spit and a hankie for my face :(

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